Local social notes and travel in De Kalb and region
Weakened by a busy week of visits and family news. George Brown visits De Kalb. Pauline Nelms in Bonham. Mary Bell Reynolds in San Antonio. Emmet Penn and Neil Britton take Monday in Paris. Charles Perry of Wichita Falls visits. Lester Short from Midland with his parents. Mrs. Albaugh to move to Washington DC. women’s society to meet July 6 after holiday. multiple brief visits and trips across Fort Worth Dallas Sherman and other areas. Cpl. Jerry L. Neal stationed in California. hospital patients and local proceedings noted. car accident injures Billy Tillett near Gunter. hospital care at Wilson N. Jones in Sherman.
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Billy Tillett
Sherman
Clarence Tillett
Whitewright
Gunter
Tillett
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
N B Nicholson Moves Family to Garland From Farmersville
N B Nicholson of Garland visited his mother Mrs W T Nicholson Wednesday. He moved his family to Garland last week from Farmersville where he had been teaching in the public schools. He has been elected to a teaching position in the Dallas schools but will not know the school until August assignments are announced.
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N. B. Nicholson
Garland
W. T. Nicholson
N. B
Farmersville
Dallas
Weekend Visits Highlight Dallas Social Scene
Mrs. Eugene McElvaney of Dallas spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Bryant King. Recent guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Collins were Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Collins of Trenton, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Collins and daughter of Seattle, Wash., and Gene Collins, who has just returned from Korea.
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Eugene McElvaney
Dallas
Mrs
Bryant King
Don Collins
G. D. Collins
Trenton
Roy Collins
Seattle, Wash
Gene Collins
Korea
Haile and Dishner Bride in Sherman Ceremony
Miss Ruby Dishner daughter of Mrs Walter Dishner Sherman wed Findley Haile son of Mr and Mrs Lester Haile Whitewright in a 6:00 p m ceremony at the Presbyterian Manse officiated by Rev Lee H Smith. The couple left for a wedding trip and will reside at 203 West Grand Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Dishner
Walter Dishner
Sherman
Findley Haile
Lester Haile
Whitewright
Lee H. Smith
Presbyterian Manse
Ida
Whitewright High School
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Haile
Texas A. & M. College
Woodson Girl Weds Bells Man In Oklahoma
Lois Nadine Woodson and Eugene McCullough wed in Durant Oklahoma on April 1. The bride, educated in Whitewright, and the groom a Bells High School graduate who served four years in the Navy, will reside at 216 South Burnett Denison. He is a member of the Denison police force.
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C. A. Woodson
Route 2
Lois Nadine Woodson
Eugene McCullough
M. E. McCullough
Bells
Durant
Okla
McCullough
Whitewright
Bells High School
Navy
South Burnett Street
Denison
Baptist Church Class Outing At Roadside Park
Mrs Claude Garner Mrs Noel Cox and Mrs William Wilson hosted the Sunday School class outing Tuesday night at a road side park. Attendees included Roger Dale Cox Rhonda Beth Bonds Cynthia Marlow Phillip Woodson and David Wilson. Guests included Mrs J D Marlow Patricia Kay Mrs Orville Woodson David Mrs Clarence Bonds Donna Lee Thrash er Gee Shields Joyce and Debbie Orozco of Odessa.
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Claude Garner
Noel Cox
William Wilson
The
Baptist Church
Road Side
Roger Dale Cox
Rhonda Beth Bonds
Cynthia Marlow
Phillip Woodson
David Wilson
J. D. Marlow
Patricia Kay
Orville Woodson
David
Clarence Bonds
Donna Lee Thrasher
Gee Shields
Joyce
Debbie Orozco
Odessa
Party Honors Mr and Mrs J H Miller by Little Rock HD Club
The Little Rock HD Club honored Mr and Mrs J H Miller with a party at the Little Rock club house on Tuesday night. Recreation was led by Mrs Bob Cawthon and Mrs Horace Miller. Gifts were given to the honorees and club members acted as hostesses. Helpers serving refreshments included Misses Lynda Joyce Sanderson Bobby Kay Cawthon and Barbara Ann Lumpkins. In a short business meeting Mrs Jack Biggerstaff and Mrs Jim Grider spoke.
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J. H. Miller
Little Rock
Little Rock Club
Bob Cawthon
Horace Miller
Lynda Joyce Sanderson
Bobby Kay Cawthon
Barbara Ann Lumpkins
Jack Biggerstaff
Jim Grider
Sherman framing demonstrators to present July meeting
The group was appointed to attend a picture framing demonstration in Sherman and will present the demonstration at the July 8 meeting at 2 p m. All members are urged to be present as a very interesting program has been planned.
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Sherman
Garland Dean Smith Leaves for Navy With Baptist Picnic
The Young People's Department of the Baptist Sunday School held a picnic supper at Burns Run to honor Garland Dean Smith before his July 5 departure for the Navy. Attendees included Mary Pennell Laura Rich Della Hull Ann Brown Beverly Bassett Lillie Carpenter Carol Brown Nell Coggins Betty Coggins Lynda Parnell H C Carpenter Jerry Thornhill Ralph Hughes Jimmie Nossaman Bill Brown and Bill Cole. Sponsors were Mrs Jim Grider Mrs Sue Cole Mrs Jane Cook and Mr and Mrs Edgar Ayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Department of the Baptist Sunday School
Garland Dean Smith
Navy
Burns Run
Mary Pennell
Laura Bess Rich
Della Hull
Ann Brown
Beverly Bassett
Lillie Carpenter
Carol Brown
Nell Coggins
Betty Coggins
Lynda Parnell
H. C. Carpenter
Jerry Thornhill
Ralph Hughes
Jimmie Nossaman
Bill Brown
Bill Cole
Jim Grider
Sue Cole
Jane Cook
Edgar Ayers
Small origins, big inventions sparked by everyday moments
A collection of anecdotes shows how minor moments and simple observations inspired major breakthroughs. Newton’s optical insight from a soap bubble, printing from bark letters, and a boy’s telescope play reveal how curiosity and everyday objects sparked lasting innovations in science and industry.
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Isaac Newton
Charles Goodyear
Captain Brown
Robert Bruce
Henry Ford
J.L. Kraft
Monkeys Mayhem At Bellevue Pet Shop
Pet shop owner Pete Cleland reports his escaped Rhesus monkey Jocko caused chaos after fleeing Sunday. The spree included smashing aquariums ripping sacks of dog food tossing money from the register and even tossing a puppy. Cleland estimated about 600 in damage and posted a sign inviting customers to view the aftermath.
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Bellevue
Wash
Pete Cleland
Cleland
Jocko
Quick Math Puzzles on Combinations and Probabilities
Three person committees from twelve yield 220 possibilities. Bracelets with ten distinct beads have 9! 2 distinct arrangements. Sums from coins depend on subset values. unique sums count up to several possibilities. Eight men at a meeting produce 28 handshakes. Expect about 4 trials to get four heads in a row with equal coins.
Northwestern Dean Deflects Panty Raiders With Words
Northwestern University dean of students James C. McLeod halted a 300-man dorm raid on the Evanston campus with a calm request for the leader’s name and draft number. The encroaching students fled after his firm exchange, contrasting with police and hoses used in prior incidents.
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Northwestern University
James C. McLeod
Evanston
Illinois
Northwestern
Dean McLeod
Mussels Fail To Catch On Here Despite Popularity Elsewhere
Mussels gain popularity in Europe but efforts to introduce them locally meet cool reception. The taste and quality are praised, yet the uptake remains limited and uncertain among residents.
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Europe
Chester pupil uses speller after newspaper misspelling
In Chester Pennsylvania Alex Diamond a fifth grader will rely on a spelling tool next time he faces a word. He argued with his mother over the spelling of Pennsylvania believing Pennsyyvania from a newspaper error. The paper apologized on the front page calling it a typographical mistake.
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Chester
Alex Diamond
Pennsylvania
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Brown
DeKalb
Pauline Nelms
E. A. Williamson
Bonham
Mary Bell Reynolds
San Antonio
Ned Ayres
Emmet Penn
Neil Britton
Paris
Charles Perry
Wichita Falls
Lewis Cooper
Lester Short
Midland
P. A. Short
Donald F. Albaugh
Washington, D. C
Fred Garner
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Gene McCullough
Kenneth Woodson
Fort Worth
J. F. Renfro
Army
Jerry L. Neal
Joy Ann
Silas H. Neal
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Neal
Fort Lewis
H. C. Willis
R. C. Norris
Mattie Hasting
Elmer Sanderson
Lena Mae Gowdy
David D. White
George Turner
Athens
Earl Fields
Sherman Hospital
Dallas Medical Arts Clinic
Earl Benson
Clarence Ashlock
Rogers, Ark
Joe Meador
Joe Morgan
Louisville
Evansville
Ind
International Harvester Company
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Meador
Grayson Oleo
Graham
K. B. Flour
Scott Tissue
Griffin
Alma Pintos
Lil’ Bill
Folger’s Coffee
Holland Cheese
Farley & Hill Grocery & Market
Monk
Borden
Borden’s Mellorine
Borden’s
Emerson
Sydney Smith
Childress
R. P. Childress
Mgr
Cole & Davis Co
L. LaRoe & Co
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